Scientists are raising the alarm as the Arctic Ocean is becoming more acidic, and at a more rapid pace than other oceans.
Rashid Sumaila, with the University of British Columbia, is one of 60 scientists at the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme who took part in an international study on Arctic Ocean acidification. The group released its results at a conference in Norway this week.
The acidification has a wide range of effects, from calcifying species being unable to form hard shells, which then affects other animals up the food chain, right to people who rely on the ocean for food sources.
Scientists are raising the alarm, as a new study found that Arctic Ocean acidification is affecting the region at a faster pace than other oceans. (The Associated Press)
“Aboriginal people actually depend a lot on the living sources in the Arctic. They are very connected to the system and they will be the first ones to be hit by this,” said Sumaila.
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